HUB Talks

In episode two of our Baltic States series, Ian Meredith is joined by speakers from Ellex Valiunas - Vilija Vaitkute Pavan, Dr. Tadas Varapnickas, and Simona Budreikaitė to discuss the topical and investment related issues of international arbitration within the Baltic States.

The first episode in our two-part Baltic States series, Ian Meredith is joined by speakers from Ellex Valiunas - Vilija Vaitkute Pavan, Dr. Tadas Varapnickas, and Simona Budreikaitė - who offer an overview of international arbitration in and involving parties across the Baltic States, with a focus on Lithuania.

In the second episode of our Interstate Arbitration series, Ian Meredith continues the conversation with Professor Stephen Minas. In this episode we will dive into some specific aspects of interstate arbitration. Ian and Stephen discuss the particular role that interstate arbitration plays/could play in the ongoing war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, as well as its role in the road to reach Net Zero. They also touch on the potential obligations of states in relation to the High Seas Treaty and the potential relevance of interstate arbitration to the management of pandemics.

In this first episode of our Interstate Arbitration series, Ian Meredith talks with Professor Stephen Minas of Peking University Transnational Law School, to introduce the general ins and outs of interstate (or State vs State) arbitration and how it differs from other forms of arbitration, the basis for jurisdiction in interstate arbitration, and its potential role in resolving major international disputes.

Major residential condominium construction has seen a decade-plus lull, due in part to an onerous warranty statute applicable only to condos. The Washington State Legislature significantly changed that statute in 2019, and the statute of limitations has now expired on the first condos subject to the new changes. 

Insurance professional Aaron Laing, an account executive with Parker, Smith & Feek, joins this episode to discuss the current state of play for condo liability, insurers’ thoughts on these projects, and whether the time is right to re-evaluate the potential for condominiums as partial solutions to the housing crisis in Washington.

In this episode, Emma Lidström (K&L Gates, London) speaks with Wendy Miles KC (Barrister at Twenty Essex) to discuss the path to net zero and explore the general trends in the international arbitration world and how they relate to the energy transition. 

In this episode, hosts Alex Kaplan and Heather Horowitz speak with guest Andrew Son, President of District Wharf Properties. The Wharf is one of the largest and most successful real estate projects developed in Washington, D.C. over the last several decades. In this episode, Andrew discusses The Wharf’s unique features, symbiotic relationships among property uses, and practical navigation through the COVID-19 pandemic and challenging markets.

In this episode, Thomas Nietsch, a partner in our Berlin office, sits down with Jelena Kljujic (Privacy Officer at Cisco, EMEA) and Gabriela Mercuri (Managing Director at Scope Europe) to discuss strategies for ensuring compliance while using cloud services. The speakers will discuss various codes of conduct that businesses should follow, including tips on choosing a cloud provider, implementing security measures, and training staff on compliance issues.

In this episode, our hosts and other industry leaders discuss the federal and local economic incentives for businesses expanding to the Washington, D.C., region—including the Inflation Reduction Act, Vitality Fund, and incentives available from the Department of Energy.